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Experts warn Chinese "Ink Dragon" hackers extend reach into European governments

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  • Ink Dragon campaign breaches European governments by exploiting misconfigured IIS and SharePoint servers
  • The group uses its FinalDraft backdoor to blend C2 traffic with normal Microsoft cloud activity
  • Dozens of government and telecom entities worldwide were turned into relay nodes for further operations

Ink Dragon, a known Chinese state-sponsored threat actor, has extended its reach into European governments, using misconfigured devices for initial entry, and establishing persistence by blending with regular traffic, experts have warned.

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